New York sues Kalshi, calling it an ‘illegal gambling operation’: the hour's strongest signal
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 51
New York sues Kalshi, calling it an ‘illegal gambling operation’
New York officials sued prediction market platform Kalshi for potentially billions of dollars on Friday, calling it an “illegal, unlicensed gambling operation” that includes sports wagering as the state seeks to halt its operations and force the company to forfeit its profits.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 47
Hamas agrees to disarm under Trump plan
Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a deal that includes handing over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 43
Spain says migrants are returning from Ceuta after 57 die in border rush
m. on Friday.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Eisenkot, Likud clash over BoP framework for Hamas disarmament, IDF withdrawal from Gaza
Earlier on Friday, a diplomatic source told The Jerusalem Post that the IDF will not withdraw from its current Yellow Line position in Gaza prior to Hamas's full disarmament.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Dutch Community Where People Live on Strips of Land in a Lake
In much of the world, owning a lakeside home is desirable. But in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht, residents live within the lake itself, with houses on their own impossibly skinny islands: The unique geography is of course manmade, the result of peat mining.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Gate with an Elegant Integrated Latch
Australian fabricator Jim Semple was hired to design and build a patio railing and gate.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Sonic's Focus on the UX of Pencil Cases
Here Japanese stationery manufacturer Sonic rethinks the humble pencil case, which is typically a form-follows-function rectangle.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World
S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Luxury Furniture, or ID Student Project?
In furniture design, there's sometimes an aesthetic and conceptual overlap between high-end minimalist luxury designs and an ID student project. This Fagiolo lounge chair is one of those.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Combining Computational Design with Wicker
Wicker story is the name of an initiative by architect Priyanka Narula and her firm, Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio. "The project was a response to a prolonged quest to define the future of design in the Indian context," Narula writes.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Unitree's Impressive Off-Road Dog-Bot/Pack Mule
It might seem silly to develop a dog robot that can breakdance, as Chinese robotics brand Unitree has done. However, they've put all that agility to practical use.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 40
A new Colorado River plan requires water cuts for three states. Deeper cuts are still possible. - The Washington Post
A new Colorado River plan requires water cuts for three states. Deeper cuts are still possible. S.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Tel Aviv's Animix festival combines political satire, cartoons with tributes, memorials, lectures
Alongside tributes and lectures, five-day event packs in live performances, gaming, and comics fair.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
What to watch this week: 'Holofiction' shines, Disney's 'Furious' falls short
TV Time: Holofiction opens with clips showing Jews living their lives. There are scenes of family celebrations, and the director’s skill is in matching shots from different movies.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 40
Jurors in Lindsay Clancy murder trial visit home where children were killed
Defense lawyers say Clancy was ill with postpartum psychosis when she killed three children in January 2023 Jurors walked through the Massachusetts home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, a rare visit on Friday that let them see first-hand the place where an…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 39
Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles, killing at least three
By Yuliia Dysa KYIV, Aug 1 (Reuters) - At least three people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv early on Saturday and several people were trapped in a partially collapsed building as a result of the strike, the city's mayor said.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
Trump appeals order that slammed his IRS lawsuit and referred his lawyer to bar
Trump had sued the IRS for $10 billion over the leak of his tax information by an agency contractor.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 38
Seattle mayor describes what she wants in new police chief - seattletimes.com
Seattle mayor describes what she wants in new police chief seattletimes.com Seattle police watchdog fielded 60 complaints against Chief Barnes — two new investigations opened after reporter clash KING5.com Community leaders seek answers after Seattle police chief's resignation…